The operation calls for the urban renewal of the area and its conversion for residential use. The total reconfiguration of the volumes of the area has been made possible by the autonomous character of the construction, which is now an isolated building inside an enclosed garden, with walls along the street, and bordered by a transparent enclosure toward the greenery, permitting the residents to perceive it as a single green zone continuous with the Solari Park.

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Architects: Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel and Partners

Location: Milan, Italy

Collaborators: Sara Busnelli, Carmine D'Amore, Roger Colombo, Roberto Mariani

Area: 5200.0 sqm
Project Year: 2011

Photographs: Amendolagine Barracchia

Consultants: Planning s.r.l. (MEP, acoustic, fire prevention),  SCL Ingegneria (structure), Coima Image (interior design)

General Contractor: GDM Costruzioni S.p.a.

Client: Dolcevita Salaino 10 s.r.l.

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From the architect. The operation calls for the urban renewal of the area and its conversion for residential use. The total reconfiguration of the volumes of the area has been made possible by the autonomous character of the construction, which is now an isolated building inside an enclosed garden, with walls along the stre...